Where does “சுரைக்காய்” come from?

சுரைக்காய் (Tamil) comes from Tamil சுரை, from Tamil -ஐ, from Tamil தொல்லை, from Tamil தொலை — to become lost.

சுரைக்காய் (Tamil): calabash, bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)

Definitions

  1. calabash, bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)

Ancestry of “சுரைக்காய்”, step by step

சுரைக்காய் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil சுரை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TamilசுரைLagenaria, bottle gourd, water gourd, calabash
2Tamil-ஐmakes nouns from verbs
3Tamilதொல்லைannoyance, vexation
4Tamilதொலைto become lost

via Tamil காய்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகாய்unripe fruit
2Proto-Dravidiankāyfruit
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